Normal reproductive organ development in wistar rats exposed to bisphenol A in the drinking water

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 2 II, 1999, Pages 130-139

  Cagen, S Z ^a   Waechter Jr , J M ^b   Dimond, S S ^c   Breslin, W J ^d   Butala, J H ^e   Jekat, F W ^f   Joiner, R L ^c   Shiotsuka, R N ^g   Veenstra, G E ^h   Harris, L R ⁱ  

^a Shell Chemical Co   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^d MPI RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Aristech ^*  (United States)

^f BAYER AG   (Germany)

^g BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

^h Shell Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Society of the Plastics Industry   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Diethylstilbestrol; Male reproduction; Rat development

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HEALTH STATUS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032724508     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1999.1340     Document Type: Article

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